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<journal-id>2215-2458</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[InterSedes]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[InterSedes]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>2215-2458</issn>
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<publisher-name><![CDATA[Sedes Regionales]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S2215-24582017000200068</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.15517/isucr.v18i38.32670</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Propiedades psicométricas del cuestionario de salud sf-36 en estudiantes universitarios de Costa Rica]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Psychometrics properties of the health survey sf-36 in university students in Costa Rica]]></article-title>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Araya-Marín]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Noemy]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Barrantes-Valverde]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Karla]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Fernández-Castro]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Mariam]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Rodríguez-Rodríguez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Marselly]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[García-Castro]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Juan Diego]]></given-names>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Costa Rica  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Costa Rica</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Costa Rica  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Costa Rica</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Costa Rica  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Costa Rica</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af4">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Costa Rica  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Costa Rica</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af5">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Costa Rica  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Costa Rica</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2017</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2017</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>18</volume>
<numero>38</numero>
<fpage>68</fpage>
<lpage>87</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S2215-24582017000200068&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S2215-24582017000200068&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S2215-24582017000200068&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen Este estudio busca conocer las propiedades psicométricas del Cuestionario SF-36 sobre el Estado de Salud en estudiantes universitarios de San Ramón, Costa Rica. La muestra consistió en 200 estudiantes, mujeres y hombres. Se realizaron entrevistas cognitivas y se consultó una experta, posteriormente se analizó su confiabilidad y validez. Dentro de los resultados destaca el índice Alfa de Cronbach global de =.80 y los coeficientes por dimensión con valores desde &#945;=.72 (Salud General) hasta &#945;=.88 (Salud Mental). El coeficiente Spearman-Brown contó con un resultado promedio de =.75 y todas las dimensiones presentaron niveles por encima de .72, excepto la dimensión Salud General .60. El análisis de componentes principales respalda la presencia de dos dimensiones, explicando un 37,59% de la varianza.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract The aim of this study is to know the psychometric properties of the Health Survey SF-36 in university students from San Ramón, Costa Rica. The sample consisted of 200 students, men and women. Cognitive interviews were conducted and an expert was consulted before the data collection, then its reliability and validity were analyzed. Within results highlights the overall Cronbach's alpha index = .80, and the dimensions&#8217; coefficients vary from &#945;=.72 (General Health) to &#945;=.88 (Mental Health). The Spearman-Brown coefficient had an average result of = .75 and all dimensions had levels above .72, except the dimension of General Health .60. Analysis of principal components supported two dimensions (physical and mental), explaining 37,59% of the variance.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Cuestionario de Salud SF-36]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Confiabilidad]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Validez]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Estudiantes Universitarios]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Costa Rica]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Health Survey SF-36]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Reliability]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Validity]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[University Students]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Costa Rica]]></kwd>
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